Amazing Red Banana, Musa Red Abyssinian Banana - Ensete Ventricosum Maurelli

[@luminadoDoBronx]

thank you for this video and your excitement for this banana plant I just ordered one

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you for watching 😊

[@janishani1]

Also it's so pleasing and fascinating how you are narrating this video as if you are reading a poem. Impeccable 🙏🏽🙃🤩👌🏽

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

And thanks again. I really appreciate it. Mark

[@pifi6618]

I’m really happy to have found your video Mark. I bought an ensete last April and in fact I didn’t repot it until September. Indeed I kept the plant under a tree during the hot mediterranean summer and the plant turned into a green form. Since mid-September I moved it in a brighter place (direct sunlight) it gradually produced browner and browner leaves, and the last one is a masterpiece.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Brilliant. I do think the light can make a difference. But also perhaps the tree was taking the nutrients? I'm delighted it is doing well. Mine are inside for our winter now. Mark

[@pifi6618]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Thank you, Mark! It's been a mild winter here at present, and the plant remains outside, growing very fast even at this point of the year. I plan to make a small greenhouse by the end of December and I will put it inside till March I guess. But it is so impressive that once it was placed in direct sunlight, it gradually (from leaf to leaf) started having more and more the red-brown variegation. It was a beautiful surprise for me. However, as it is planted in a pot (30 cm x 21 cm) it is still short. Probably 50 cm tall.

[@Hontolomo]

i love your plants and you dialect :D i could listen to you read a whole book :D

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you that's very kind and encouraging I'm motivated to keep going. I'm from the North of England, that's where my accent and dialect comes from. Thanks again. Mark

[@Hontolomo]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK You are welcome. I really enjoyed the video. The camera work, the different angles, shots, and the passioned way you explain the characteristics of the plant. keep going :D

[@janishani1]

Such a beautiful plant... marvellous nature! Grateful for sharing, Sir.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you tehdash

[@270kenritt]

Great VID thanks from Florida - and we never bring plants in the GARAGE in the winter.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thanks Ken, I'm slightly envious of your climate 😊

[@รักช้างรักสัตว์ป่า]

Beautiful

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you very much 😊

[@egzotycznePodbeskidzie]

beautiful garden ,greetings from Poland 💪😁

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi! Hello to Poland and thank you. Hope you are doing well. From Mark in Cheshire England! 😊

[@kevinjamesparr552]

Nice little cottage you have . Sold my estates and moved abroad to but acres of land to make gardens .Yours Sir Kevin Parr Bt

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi Kevin. It sounds like you have an interesting story. Remind me where you moved to? Mark

[@guerardleger7966]

from Africa it goes well for tropical gardens

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Thank you Guerard. Best wishes. Mark

[@valjalava1951]

Amazing plants how often do you fertilize mine is about 2 years old but never grew that big I have it in containers but this year it looks dead roots look dead

[@susanpatton2862]

Amazing plants Mark, but no good for us in Saddleworth if they’re not hardy!

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I'm sure you could keep them in Saddleworth but you would definitely need to bring them inside (perhaps to the shed or garage) when summer ends, up to late spring.

[@rebeccajones8005]

I’m getting my first red banana tree this year!!! Thank you for this video and for demonstrating how to overwinter the plant!! However, how early can we take the plant outside - what’s the temperature? And what temperature does it have to be for when it’s time to bring the plant inside?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I usually wait until April, and i bring it out gradually, in March if we have some fine days i will bring it out but put it back in the garage. I don't water it until it fully comes outside mid to late April. BUT!! I always watch the weather forecast, anything below 3 or 4 degrees i will either bring them back in or cover them in fleece. I'm confident end April /early May they will be safe outdoors. 3, 4 or 5 degrees is the lowest i allow with mine. September October i start to think about bringing it in again. 3,4,5 degrees is the tipping point. Mark

[@luminadoDoBronx]

Hi Mark. I just got my new ensete I was wondering whats the smallest size of planter you would recommend? I dont need to store it on winters and would like to plant it in a big enough pot for the next 2 years.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi. You can start small and build up. Maybe a couple of sizes up from the current one i would say. Mark

[@jessicamacmurtrie3499]

Thank you for this! I had no idea I shouldn't cut the dead leaves too far down and had to buy something to keep the plant upright! Now there's rotting and bugs have infested the rot. Should I cut more or try to clean it out? Please help!

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Where in the world are you? And how old is your plant? What approximate size? Mark

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I found a very helpful video on KZbin which may help you. Let me find the video link. Mark

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

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[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Have a look at this video for 58 North. It may put your mind at ease.

[@jessicamacmurtrie3499]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK we've had her for a couple months, not sure the age. We have her indoors and live in Houston, Texas.

[@linkinparkfanforever2728]

I have four banana trees two musa basjoo and two musa super dwraf cavendish + a few pups 😅

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Sounds lovely. I'm about to plant my ensette out for summer, i also have some basjoo and a golden lotus banana, watch out for the forthcoming video, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Thanks for watching. Mark

[@valjalava1951]

My husband cut our today but he cut it right to the bottom then he washed all the dirt off the roots so now he has it so it’s drying ,,but I sure hope he hasn’t killed it as was so beautiful,,what do you think

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi. We're about to bring ours inside for the winter and I'll do a video. We usually leave only one leaf, remove all the soil and let them dry out in a light cool place. Provided he didn't cut them down too far they should be ok. I would tip them upside down every now and then so that water does not sit at the base od the leaves. Because this may cause rot. Mark

[@lorizinn4331]

Hi Mark. What about fruit from these red bananas?

[@shaneoneill5105]

No not edible fruit.

[@guerardleger7966]

grows very tall maybe 15 feet

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

I hope mine get up to 15 feet, i would be very happy. Thanks for messaging all the way from South Africa. Mark

[@mihailtravel99]

Hi, i want to buy a puppy red banana, can you tell me if it will grow during winter if is kept inside?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi. I think it depends on your specific conditions, in a greenhouse with light and warmth it will grow. But in the UK i suspect it would not get enough natural light. In the UK we bring ours inside and let the dry and go dormant in the spring. Wherr are you based?

[@mihailtravel99]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK Romania

[@kacauoliveira7602]

Essa espécie demora mto pra dar fruto, demora pra crescer e fica muito alta. São mais doces como a banana nanica e macias como banana maça. Tenho no quintal uma dessa que plantei. Aqui no Brasil temos um truque para as bananeiras: colocamos cinzas ou carvão usado no pé da bananeira.

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hello, I'm really sorry, i don't understand what you have typed because it is not my language. Tomorrow i will try to translate it and send an answer. Mark

[@kacauoliveira7602]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK I described how the growth of this species behaves, I described the taste and I said that I have this tree in my garden. I'm from Brazil

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi, thanks for translating this. Great to hear from you. Brazil! It is wonderful to know i am reaching so far. I guess our weather conditions are very different. Thanks again for watching, commenting and translating. Best wishes from England! Mark

[@Dash-Ø7-X]

It gives fruits or not ?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hi there, no this one does not produce any fruit unfortunately. Mark

[@Dash-Ø7-X]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK thanks for replying Mark , love from India.

[@Dash-Ø7-X]

@@MarksHouseandGardenUK A week ago I watched your red banana propagation diary video, and same day I used that method with my old banana plant which only use to give 1 or 2 separate baby plants on its own naturally . Using your method I managed to make more than 12 baby plants out of it in a week .

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

@@Dash-Ø7-X this is wonderful. Let me know how you get on. Be patient. It takes time. I hope all 12 grow!!! Wait a few weeks and see what happens 😊

[@altondalcoe8830]

What is wrong with this red abyssinian banana trees

[@aohitec7266]

Hello, I want bananas. How can I contact you? Do you have Facebook?

[@MarksHouseandGardenUK]

Hello. I don't actually sell bananas. This was just an explanation of how i care for ours. How can i help you? Thank you very much. Mark